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Ni AI LS. AItI V ED 2 Dublin, 2 Waterford. DUE-2 Cottenburgh, ► I,, s pon, ► Cadiz, t Waterford. it 1 5 u N. S()LEM QUIS DICIRE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1810. We received this morning Portuguese Papers to tl.e 7th inst. The reports continue to be highly fat o,.rable, but we must make allmiance for a little oingeration. The British army is. in high health and spii its ; but we believe the reports which have been ir6ulated, that Lord WELLINGTON intended to advance beyond the frontiers of Portugal, are ut foundcd. Our readers will find in another part of the Paper Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S Letter to the Eleaors of Westminster. We are glad that he has published this Letter, because it is right that the people of England should know What are the real obje&s of this grand Reformer, and it is tight that his follow ers should know to what extent they pledge them selves to go, by enlisting under his banners. It is true that Sir FRANCIS advises the people-always to have the Law and the Constitution in view, but he assumes to himself the right of determining what is the Constitution which they are bound to support, , and which are the Laws which it is their duty to obey. With respeel to the Constitution, the Bs:0- net says, " it is formed by common Law, and the Wise provisions of the ancient Statutes." We should be glad if either- he or some of his friends weuld inform us exactly what he means by ancient Eta tutet, Does he mean Statutes that are °he; two ; three, or four centuries old? It is necessary that we should have a specific answer upon this subjea, because otherwise we cannot know what the Con tailotion is. Unless he will condescend to inform tts which of the Statutes come under his definition df ancient, find which do not, AVQ, of course, mist remain in utter ignorance of what does or does not cOnst.tute a part of our Constitution. But! Sir FR/LEWIS has not only assumed to 1 imse!f tie rigl of determining which of the Statutes are to be onsiderta as forming a part of the Constitution, but he- I.as also gone the length of asserting that Ads of - Parlilment, unless passed in the mode pre- Scribed by him, are not entitled to obedience, at -10 st tint to Willing obedience. Ills argument stands thus :—He says, " Laws, to be entitled to respeEt and willing obedience, must be pure —must come from a pure source---that is from common consent, and through an uncorrupt channel, that iS an House of Commons freely eleEted by the people." . . Then he contend that the present House of Corn trims is not freely ele6ted by the People. The conclu sion th n is obvious. it is worthy of notice, that in ,speaking of Laws entitled to respect and Willing obedience, he says nothing of the share which ibe KING and the Lords have in making them. Whether this othissiOn proceeds from acci dent or des , gn, it is impoSsible for ;Bib deie•niine. We ctnnbt close this article without adverting to the very contethptuous manner in which Sir FRAN CIS speaks of the Opposition. While they aro speak ;no: for him; voting for him, and toasting him, he prOciaiming them as one of the Most contentpti bl that ever disgraced this or any other C uutry. The contempt of Sir FRANCIS for the seems to increase in proportion to their ser. towards ; the mote they court him the more sturdily does he reject their advances: Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, their MA 3ESTIf's, ti of KENT and CAMBRIDGE, P!inCvS5C5 AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, , ELIZABETH, and DIARY, accompanied by Ladies THYNNE, Hon. Mrs. DRAx GROSVENOR, COLLIER, &C. Generals GWYNNE and FITZROY, &c: went to St: George's Chapel, and received the Sacrament; ritnininered in them by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY. At ❑ o'clock hiI.AIAJESTY, Piincesses Sorxii, and MARY ; Dukes of KENT and MintIDGE, accompanied by Ladies .TuyNr4E, Honourable Mrs. DnAx GaosyENoß, COLLIER, &c. Generals GWYNNE and FITZROY, Colonel DES- S 4t ow, and Major PRICE„ and Went to St. George's Chapel, dead heard a sermon preached. by the Rev. Mr. LONG. The Royal rally afterwards returned to London-. This being St. George's Day-, hi's Royal Highness the Prince of WALES will give a magnificent enter ,:‘;• nt to the Knights of the Most Noble ardor of 'the :Gaffe?. On Saturday the Duke of Yoax left town on a to their MAJEsTiZi at Windior, and returned to town yesterday forenoon, and in the evening en tertained a large party of Nottleme'n and Gentlemen With an elegant dinner. brs. Sir HENRY HALFORO, thrtelDAS, and BAI ZET, held a consultaCon with Dr. POPE, On Satlir day, at Windsor, on Princess AMELIA'S diorder. the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and CAMBRIDGE, Inci ire Archbisii , p of CAN7ERIrJRT, on Saturday at Windsor. Hyde writ and Kensington Gardens were yes.- tercl3y red .r N<< ti) by nearly all the Nobility and Fashionable 4 in town. The concourse of peclestri, an: =i/a,; so treat - , that Piccadilly wastrowde.ci to An !I'7,OtZE, NAVAL NEWS PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2 1 .—The Orestes sloop of war, which sailed hence on Thursday wi(11 a convoy for the aiwns,"put back by contrary winds ; toge ther with the Matilda .F.ast India ship, bound to the River; the wind cotniDg fair yesterday; the whole sailed again to the E.istward. Arrived the Christian the Yilii, of 74 guns, from Portsmouth, bound to Basque Roads. Sailed the Gleaner ketch, to the E istward ; also sailed the Susan, FULL ; and Property, LE GROS, for Jersey. Came into Harbour the Savage Stoop of war. Arrived the Snapper schooner, Lieut. JtstuNs, from Basque Roads. Sailed the Prospero sloop of war for Halifax ; and the Encounter gun-brig, with a Duck-yard lighter for Dartmouth, to bring round the Star, a new sloop of war built at that Poi t. ANOTHER LETTEit. SAME 13.11 t. A report has been in circulation for several days past that a letter to the mother of the unfoitunate Jeffery has been received from an American Cap tain, addressed to her at Fowey, stating his being taken oft the Island alter a lapse of 12 days, and that he had eaten the flesh off his shoulders.—We have taken pains to ascertain what credit is due to the report, and find it entirely vdid of truth.--The mother resides at Pulperroi near Looe, under the name of Honor Coad, having been marred to a .7e..• , coed husband - Slie lately received .a letter from the Navy Board, saying, that she should rece;7e the wages due to her son, as soon as they received a pro per account of his death. PORTSMOUTH,' APRIL 22.—Cartie in yettet-day his Majesty's ship Oresles, with a convoy trout Ply mouth. Arrived the Kingston, Neptune, and Swift trans'a ports from the Brazik. Sailed his Majesty's ship Jason, for a cruise. Went out of harbour his Majesty's brig Stately, to Spithead. The Tortoise careiship was yesterhv roleved from quarantine. Arrived the brig from Alexandria, for .the Nordh Sea ; laded with stavesgrid tobacco. Sit , led the Wig Swift, from 110 Lueiro, for Lon- dun. His INtrjesty . ii ships Thr maul , le and Tyrial tine convoy to thc. Sailed his I\l3jesty's ship Orestes for the West. ward; Arrived the brig Mary, T. ..ARQtrAR, frota Sunder,. land, with coals. .._...~ SHEERNESS, APRIL. 22. Sailed his Nrajesty's ship Diligence, with the ship.; bound to the Baltic. The next convoy will sail abour the 20th of May, and that for Gotteriburgh about the 6tli of the saint: month. DEAL, APB: 22.—Came down from the River the Boinkay, Earl St. Pincelit, and Harriet, for the East and the 6aean fur Qurbtc, and re-. mains in the Downs with a large fleet of outward bound. Sailed his Majesty's ship Africa for North Yar mouth: Captain J. STUART is appointed to the Satrifinha frigate ; Captain SPEAR, to the Royal Sovereign, the flag-ship of Admiral PictimoitE. Gen. Woe-N.lAm, Lieutnant-Governor of rorts mouth Garrison, is appointed to the commatid of the South-west Disttiet, and has fixed the head quarters at Portsmouth. The Earl of CAVAN resigns the command, by the red-iction which has taken place in the Military Staff throughout the k iagdont. Major FOSTER, Assistant Adjutant-General, and Major NrseeTT, Assistant Quarter-Master•General . , retain those situations. Sir A. COtHRANE haS employed the Cygnet sloo,p of war ; Captain Dix, to colleft plants at Cayenne, Trinidad, &c. for the Botanic Garden at Dominica, and ;Itnongst various valuable articles obtattA through the zeal of that Officer, and of Mr. Loci- HEAD, of Trinidad, are five nutmeg trees, which, it the date of the last accounts, were thriving amazingly. Accounts haVe been received, in private letters from Malta, wilich describe that island to have un dergone a severer shock of an cart kittake than it had ever before experienced. It took place on the night of the 16th of Februaiy, bath g been preceded by extraordinary and terrific symptoms.. The shock continued for two minutes, with the respite of a few seconds, an 'inusual length. The cons!ernalion of the town of Villette was beyond conception ; nil the bells ringing, mortlts praying, women scream ing, the rabble running desperately through tle streets, and the horses and cattle, Rs usual, joining in the terror and noise. The solid rock was shook like a cradle, and the ships in the harbour t , ssed up and down as if in a swing. Two mote shocks 'ensued the next day, though not so severe. The only actual damage done to the buildings is the tall of one hospital, and one of the gates of the town. The packet put back in the hurricane, and did not sail again till the t gth, when it was currently re ported and believed, that three islands on the coast of Rielly, with Syracuse itself, had been destroyed. His Excellency the Chavgltet de SOUZA CON STIbITO, Portuguese \ Ambassador, presented, on Sa turday last, a valuable sword to Mr. DavielawlN, late of his Majesty's ship Confiqi7ce, in the name of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT of Portia, gal, for his meritorious tended at the red ion of Cayenne. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. CORUNNA, MARCH 26.—The Diary ExtraOr4i; nary of this city contains the communication of the Superior Junta, by Don N. MAnz, Chief of the army of observation and reserve, with another of the date of the 21st inst. fron Don L. DAAs, Major-Gcneral, ad interim, and Commander of the auxiliary troops in the Asturias, in which he communicates the particulars of the aElion which took place on the morning of the 19th, in which, notwithstanding. the superiority in numbers of the enemy, and the advantage of his position, he was obliged to evacuate Oviedo on the loth, with the loss of many Men killed and wounded. We had only 10 or 12 killed, 46 wounded and eight or ten prisoners. The loss of the enemy, at least that which they could not conceal, .consisted in four officers, and above 30 soldiers killed, and 30 carts of wounded, which they took to Oviedo. This success, and many others of the same kind, which are continu ally occurring, shew the spirit which animates the people of Spain. A letter from Manresa, dated I‘ , larch 13, says ; " By a person of credit we learn that our troops be. tween Mollet and San Perpetua, destroyed a Whole French division which was there, having come out out of Barcelona. In .the first action, which took place at San Perpetua, at eleven in the morn ing, out of four hundred of the 'enemy, only 11.4.70 ' escaped, all the rest being killed or taken prisoners ; in the second, which took place at two in th© afternoon, at Mollet, only 250 French escaped out of 1300 who were there. Before even ing yesterday 520 prisoners had entered the town of tarrasa, with 16 Officers, a Colonel and: a , Lieute hant.,Colonel of Cuirassiers.—Of this corps we took the cannon, horses, baggage, and atiunnnition." EXTIIAORDINARY CORUNNA DIARY, MARCH 2a. His Excellency Don M. n has received the for- , lowing official Report, and communicated it to - this superior Junta. . . " MOST EXUZLI.EpIT " I detached _yesterday an Ofa-ei., some troops ; to ascertain the truth of an account which was current here, that no enemy was to be found from this place to Cotnbratano. The Officer re milled at seven o'clock at night, and it appears by his report, that the above account is perfealy cur rea. In Monte Aligre,• the enemy have an ad vanced party or :200 foot, and 25 horse,. two and an half kagtes horn. Morubibro. - • - 1 " E. P. ATITEIMWETA." GELERI CO, Aratr, 2.-The French still maintain themselves in Sahlusanca, but their number is un certain; some say 12,000, others 20,000 men. The advanced parties of the English, it is saki, are this day to arrive in St. Faces they are at present in' Barba de pored. , It would seem that the French intend to.conCen trate their main force in Salamanca. This day arrived here 12 deserters, 10 of whom were Irishmen and two Germans. CASTELLO RonaiGo, MARCH 31...--The follow ing letter has been received here, the contents of Which I shall be happy to find confirmed : The intelligence which a messenger seht to Salamanca brought back, is, that the French who arrive it; Salamanca, do not stop there, but imme diately proceed to Madrid, in consequence of a se vere defeat sustained by this army in Andalusia. LOISON'S head=quarters are its Ledesrna, and Mmt- CHAND'S its Taril.illleS." ELVAS i MARCH 31.-- , -intelligence has been re ceived that BA LLESTEROZ has attacked and defeated the French, and took .400 prisoners. It is added the remains of the French division which was engaged 111 that a&ion are zUrfounded . by BA LLESTERO3 and CoNTU AR. Oeotcro, APRIL 7.—The tidings lately received from all parts are of the most favourable description . The French every where meet with the most 'yip row resistance, and the . perilous situation in which they are placed is no doubt the cause .of that disa, couragement whiCh at present oocasions the nume rous desertions of-their troops employed in Split]. The re-animation of public spirit in Spain, and the adoption of the only system which can save the Peninsula, and which consists in the closest con met ion with our allies, and a boundless confidence iti their generous and tried friendship, Will prthe the more destruetive to the enemy, as his et - lints are generally directed to sow discord and suspicion among the nations which he wishes to oppress, in compliance with a -Requisition signed by near seventy of the Livery, the .LORD MAYOR has ordered a Common Hall to be convened on Wednesday, the 2d of May, " •to.take into consideration the alarm ing aSstimpt ion of Privilege by the Honourable the 'Hou.e - of Commons, of arresting and imprisoning, during pleasure, the people of England, for offences cognizable•in the usual Courts of Law." Yesterday being Easter Sunday, the Arclibisbpp of YORK preached before the Nobility, at the Chapel .Royal, 'St; Jame.s'S Palace. There were present the Duke of YORK, the Bishops of LoNnotv, Wotuccs, T.Ett, C4ax.ist.p, and SALISBURY, &c. &c. FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. PARS, APRIL 12.—Magnificent fetes are prerr ing at St. Quintin, for the reception of their Ma' jesties, who are expo fed to be there on the t6th• Arian 13.—A Council ,of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, took place On WedriesdaY last, at Compeigue. Aram is thought That their Majestie g will not go to Antwerp until the month of June• - : Their departure for St. Quintin appears to be fiv",,, for Monday n ext , t h e 1 6 t h. W e are assure d that. their Majesties will also visit Amiens and Camb:JP in the course of their tour. AUGSBURG, APRIL 3.--The mere report of? negociation between France and England has 11 10 .° 6 ,• such an impression on t h e p urc h asers o f sugar a"' coffee, that these articles have already fallen il l value, and re-appear, in great quantities, in all th e magazines. . BANKS OF THE MAINE, APRIL 7.—The Pei 6c reports which circulate in the North of Germany and Holland, have had some influence on the trade of those countries. The sensation which they ha w !, produced has been stro ng e r on th e E xc h an ge °' Amsterdam than any where else. In the W ean time these reports are variously considered. Sol e regard them as certain, some think they are &Ohl" ful, while others assert that they are destitute of anY foundation. s Those who have large stocks of oelr e . Mal produce are not a little alarmed, as they are convinced that a peace with England will 10 31 ; 11 these articles fall at least 50 per cent. The alei e rumour of an approximation has 'already caused keduelion in their value, and several houses are busY in making offers of goods to their correspondents. TRIESTE, MARCH:- 534.—There have been sot° skirmishes between the Turks and the French, O il the frontiers of Fr en ch C roa ti a an d Bosnia, htl',. though blood has- been shed, it is hoped that t. ll aflitir will have no farther bad consequences. Th e Turks of Bosnia, who are a, kind of halt savages, have lung been .accustomed to make occasionally predatory incursions into the Austrian territory They even attempted two years ago to take posse s ' sion of some Croatian villages, with a view of r e " g tainin them, but th e y were driven out them by main force. When complaint is made tot the 1 33 " slimy of Bosnia of these aggressions, be replies, that they are done by worthless men, and thal - he wou ld be well pleased- to see them punished exemplarilY• It is believed, hOwevery that he secretly favours' them, and has.his share of the booty.. SEMLIN, MAlteH ig.—We have received' new" froni Constantinople, by which wele3rn, that viod,. leht dissensions- had broken out in the suburb of Sava , i, between the Janissaries and the Seyinens, Blood had been shed,. and the part•ies• had bfen se veral times engaged, but Mien it was known that fortress- of SiliAtria was threatened by the Mosian s4. they suspended their quarrel, andunanioloudy call ed- upon the Grand Seignior to put birns2ll at the head of the army. The Captain Paella, and several; °dicers of the Navy, have been:dismisted. TR IES'2E, MARCH 23.—Leit , ...ri from Vienna state, that Count Metternich, the Mtniiterot State , who as to leave that capita is a short time for Rids,- will most probably proceed upon a nabsioxl- w London. The first column of the Russian sailors and troops here will commence their march for Russia on. Sun' day next, They will join anodic— column which set out from Gortz a few diys ago. Their route 15 by Lubiana, Pettau, Of n, &c. and ibtough Wal" lachia. They will be three months OQ the march. - VPglt A,, APRIL I.—li is reported the Empero r intends to make a journey io Paris, accompanied by the Archduke Charles. The period of his setup; iiltot yet fixed. WARAAw, MAncu 29.—Tlie- Polish army is to be kept up at th'e establishment of 60,000 men" and the National Guards throughout the Duchy SIG also to remain on their pi esent footing. BERLIN, MARCH 30.—Our Government has taken the necessary mea*ures to pay off the arrears of the contributions due to F►ance, wi;hout having recourse to measures of a description always injurious to - the State which employs them. It is settled that the fortresses of Glogau, Cuctrin, and Siettin: shall .contioue to he, occupied by the French and allied troops until the definitive payment of the con tributions. BERLIN, ,MA ncn 3 1 .—The Queen is to accom pany his Majesty on his journey to Silesia, and also on his.visit to Paris. ROTTERDAM, APRIL 15,—0n the 3d instant, aP English brig of war, of 14 guns, that has been for. some time cruizing off Havre, sent one of her boats, with eight men, to hoard a French brig cont ing from Caen. The crew having abandoned the latter, the English had an easy prize ; but three pinnaces having set off from the shore with a de tachment of the 7th division of the Coast Guards, the English were obliged to fly in their turn. It was noWr''quite dark; and a gale having. come on, the English could not find their vessel. They there fore'. surrendered themselves to a pilot boat, along side of which their own boat sunk. They were landed next morning at Havre. A: letter from Vienna says, " It is affirmed by persons worthy of credit, that one of our most cele brated•pegociatur4 at this moment in Paris will re pair to London, accompanied by a great personage of the Court of France, to treat for a general pacifi cation. It is hoped that the happy marriage of our Archduchess Maria Louisa with Napoleon the Great will fix the destiny of Europe." The Master of a vessel arrived at Genoa, from Cyprui, reports, that the town of Cattea, the capi tal.of Calidia, has been almost totally destroyed by an earthquake. Both threats and remonstrances have been used with the Spanish prisoners of war to induce them to enter into the French service. Those who enlist are drafted into regiments stationed in Germany ; the refraetory are condemned to labour op the pub lic buildings, roads, &c. Apout 4000. are to be placed at the disposal of the fanners and cultivators thorooghout Fiance. General BROWNRIGGE, it is slated, is to succeed General HEWITT, as Commander in Clnei ie the East Indies, and Sir G. PaEvosTis me io ck: .1, 'lie intended successor of the veteran Sir G WITH, in the military command ~eat • pli tta tid y 0 St d 101 ou \ 4n 'Tv tii In be \\\,\